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Crime

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Verdict mix: 1 Mostly True · 1 False

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Crime

"California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma."

Verdict: Mostly True
Federal mortality data support the comparison: California's per-capita homicide rate is below those of Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The exact ranking can shift by year and dataset, but the core claim holds.PolitiFact, CDC · Jun 12, 2025
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“Violent crime in America is at record highs.”

Verdict: False
FBI data for 2025 shows the opposite: violent crime fell 9.3% and murder fell 18.1% — the largest one-year drop since 1937 — putting the murder rate at roughly 4.1 per 100,000, the lowest ever recorded.FBI UCR · Jul 1, 2026
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